Typically eclectic career for a Royal Engineer... Fellow of @ICE_Engineers & @Inst_RE | lead military designers | #STEM Ambassador | 🏳️🌈 (he & him).
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In "Vicious and Immoral," historian John McCurdy tells this compelling story of male intimacy and provides an unparalleled glimpse inside eighteenth-century perceptions of queerness.
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ALT The book "Vicious and Immoral" atop a stone step of an old building. Ivy grows up the bottom of the step.
aCivilSapper retweeted
New Anthropic research: How AI agents shape experts' judgment calls
When experts delegate work to an agent, do they still make the key decisions? We tested this in a randomized trial with 50 professional data analysts.
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There’s always been a discrepancy between the numbers of men and women in STEM jobs. But that imbalance is changing.
#beautifulnews
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ALT A multi-line chart shows the growing proportion of women working in five US science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields between 1970 and 2024. Women's representation increased by 43 percentage points in social sciences, 32 in life and physical sciences, 29 in mathematics, 13 in engineering and 10 in computing. By 2024, women accounted for approximately 60% of social scientists, 47% of life and physical scientists, 45% of mathematicians, 27% of computing workers and 18% of engineers. Source: US Department of Labor.
Whilst I wish it were unnecessary, this is fascinating use of low tech solutions for urban counter-mobility. Something all Military Engineers and Pioneers should understand.
Finland never took its eye off Civil Defence and relying on allies stopping missiles only works if they don’t come from the sea. What is sure, if you don’t build and maintain Civil Defence systems and facilities when you don’t think you need them, it will be too late when you do.
Would you know where to go if Britain came under missile attack?
Finland has shelter space for 85% of its population. The UK has no comparable network.
🤔 Is it time Britain invested in bomb shelters? Watch our investigation🔗youtu.be/VabGLYXEPms?si=gpSj…
aCivilSapper retweeted
On this day in 2025, His Majesty King Charles III attended the Dedication Ceremony of the LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
We see all the LGBT+ serving members and veterans of the Armed Forces, and we salute you. 🌈
This afternoon at the National Memorial Arboretum, The King attended the Dedication Ceremony of a new memorial in recognition of all LGBT+ people who have served and continue to serve in the
military.
Throughout the 20th century, gay men, lesbians, and bisexual people were banned from serving in the UK Armed Forces.
The newly unveiled memorial features a free-standing opened letter, incorporating words drawn from the testimonies of former service personnel affected by the ban, alongside contributions from current serving members and veterans.
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1 year ago King Charles III dedicated the LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial
47 days remain to compleet an application for the Financial Recognition Scheme
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If you'd like your own scaled copy of 'An Opened Letter", order here
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aCivilSapper retweeted
“…the potential to change military basing strategy… the petri dish is Ukraine, where you've seen a strategy [of] more dispersed, hardened bases, bunkers, smaller installations. Having large bases is looking increasingly antiquated,..”
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aCivilSapper retweeted
“…renewables makes a lot of sense in Ukraine. First, renewable energy is by its nature is distributed energy and it's very important in the context of security... Second, Ukraine is blessed by fantastic conditions for renewables, specifically wind.”
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“Making sure there's reliable power to the city is complex… but if I had to ask for one thing, I would ask for more air defense missiles and air defense systems to protect the city against attacks.” Fascinating look at energy resilience in conflict.
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“Ukraine lost about half its pre-war generation capacity. It's turning to decentralised solutions for its energy… reconstructing the energy system, but not as before… a big part of the planning is passive protection against drones.”
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“Making sure there's reliable power to the city is complex… but if I had to ask for one thing, I would ask for more air defense missiles and air defense systems to protect the city against attacks.” Fascinating look at energy resilience in conflict.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
“…renewables makes a lot of sense in Ukraine. First, renewable energy is by its nature is distributed energy and it's very important in the context of security... Second, Ukraine is blessed by fantastic conditions for renewables, specifically wind.”
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
“Ukraine lost about half its pre-war generation capacity. It's turning to decentralised solutions for its energy… reconstructing the energy system, but not as before… a big part of the planning is passive protection against drones.”
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
“…the potential to change military basing strategy… the petri dish is Ukraine, where you've seen a strategy [of] more dispersed, hardened bases, bunkers, smaller installations. Having large bases is looking increasingly antiquated,..”
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
aCivilSapper retweeted
50 days to go.
If you were affected by the Armed Forces LGBT Ban 1967-2000 you can apply for the Financial Recognition Scheme and other forms of recognition.
Apply by 12 December 2026.
gov.uk/affected-by-the-ban
#LGBTBan #ArmedForcesGayBan #YouDeserveRecognition
ALT Red text: Armed Forces LGBT Ban 1967-2000. Black Ministry of Defence logo Black text in gold dogtag: Apply by 12 Dec 2026. White text: 50 days left to apply. Time is running out. Apply for recognition. Black text: Visit: gov.uk/affected-by-the-ban
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We’ve been doing this for years in Sweden. It’s not a deep state conspiracy, it’s common sense.
“Be ready by having some everyday essentials… three litres of water per person per day, tinned goods... to last a few days”
Speaking to @vicderbyshire, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting details advice to households to be prepared for a “dangerous and turbulent world”.
#Newsnight
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“Separation” boards are voting to keep their trans colleagues in.
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Navy and Marine Corps boards voted for retention in nine of 12 cases, challenging an administration that treats transgender identity as grounds to end a military career. advocate.com/politics/nation…
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The benefits of electrification are so ordinary that we can forget how extraordinary they are. Many things change when a home gets electricity for the first time. A light switched on. Medicine kept cold. A phone charged.
#beautifulnews
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ALT An area chart shows the percentage of the world's population with access to electricity increasing from 71.5% in 1990 to 91.9% in 2024, a rise of 20.4 percentage points. The steadily rising blue area illustrates more than three decades of progress, with approximately 300,000 people gaining access to electricity every day. By 2024, more than nine in ten people worldwide had electricity access, although 8.1% remained without it. Source: World Bank.